Deceased are two daughters, Carla Lindemuth and Sherry Hatcher; and a sister, Shirley Hatcher.

He served in the Ohio National Guard during the Korean War where he served with Company H, the 148th Infantry Battalion 37th Division based in Bellefontaine. He retired from St. Marys Cotton Mill and worked in security at Crown Equipment Corp. He attended the First Church of the Nazarene in St. Marys and was a member of the Eagles Aerie 767 in St. Marys.

Funeral rites are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys, the Rev. Bill Drummond officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.